吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1
- to blow away dust
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吹
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 吹捧 chuī pěng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄥˇ ceoi1 pung2 to flatter
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 鼓吹 gǔ chuī ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟ gu2 ceoi1 to agitate for
- 劲吹 勁吹 jìng chuī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ging6 ceoi1 (of wind) to blow strongly
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- 吹干 吹乾 chuī gān ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄢ ceoi1 gon1 to blow-dry
- 吹哨 chuī shào ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ ceoi1 saau3 to blow a whistle
- 吹嘘 吹噓 chuī xū ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ ceoi1 heoi1 to brag
- 吹奏 chuī zòu ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗㄡˋ ceoi1 zau3 to play (wind instruments)
- 吹孔 chuī kǒng ㄔㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ceoi1 hung2 (of a musical instrument) blow hole
- 吹拂 chuī fú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ceoi1 fat1 to brush
- 吹拍 chuī pāi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄆㄞ ceoi1 paak3 to resort to bragging and flattering
- 吹擂 chuī léi ㄔㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˊ ceoi1 leoi4 to talk big
- 吹散 chuī sàn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄙㄢˋ ceoi1 saan3 to disperse
- 吹气 吹氣 chuī qì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ceoi1 hei3 to blow air (into)
- 吹水 chuī shuǐ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ceoi1 seoi2 (coll.) to chat casually; to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese)
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹熄 chuī xī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧ ceoi1 sik1 to blow out (a flame)
- 吹管 chuī guǎn ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ceoi1 gun2 blowpipe
- 吹箫 吹簫 chuī xiāo ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi1 siu1 to play the xiao 箫, a vertical bamboo flute
灰
- 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 灰心 huī xīn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ fui1 sam1 to lose heart
- 灰色 huī sè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ fui1 sik1 gray
- 吃灰 chī huī ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟ hek3 fui1 (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
- 扒灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
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- 抹灰 mǒ huī ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄟ mut3 fui1 to plaster
- 泥灰 ní huī ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄟ nai4 fui1 lime plaster (construction)
- 洋灰 yáng huī ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄟ joeng4 fui1 cement
- 灰土 huī tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ fui1 tou2 dust
- 灰岩 huī yán ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ fui1 ngaam4 limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩)
- 灰度 huī dù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ fui1 dou6 grayscale
- 灰暗 huī àn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄢˋ fui1 am3 dull gray
- 灰水 huī shuǐ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fui1 seoi2 gray water
- 灰泥 huī ní ㄏㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ fui1 nai4 plaster
- 灰浆 灰漿 huī jiāng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄤ fui1 zoeng1 mortar (for masonry)
- 灰熊 huī xióng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊ fui1 hung4 grizzly bear
- 灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fui1 zeon6 ashes
- 灰獴 huī měng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄇㄥˇ fui1 mung4 gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
- 灰产 灰產 huī chǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ fui1 caan2 gray-market industry; industry operating in legal or ethical gray areas (abbr. for 灰色产业)
- 灰白 huī bái ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˊ fui1 baak6 ash-colored
Idioms with these characters
- 吹灯拔蜡 吹燈拔蠟 chuī dēng bá là ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄥ ㄅㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 风吹草动 風吹草動 fēng chuī cǎo dòng ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fung1 ceoi1 cou2 dung6 lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
- 风吹日晒 風吹日曬 fēng chuī rì shài ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄖˋ ㄕㄞˋ fung1 ceoi1 jat6 saai3 (idiom) to be exposed to the elements
- 风吹雨打 風吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄩˇ ㄉㄚˇ fung1 ceoi1 jyu5 daa2 lit. windswept and battered by rain
- 吴市吹箫 吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记)
- 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi ㄗˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄗˋ ㄌㄟˊ zi6 ceoi1 zi6 leoi4 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
- 自我吹嘘 自我吹噓 zì wǒ chuī xū ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄩ zi6 ngo5 ceoi1 heoi1 to blow one's own horn (idiom)
- 灰不溜丢 灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū ㄏㄨㄟ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄡ fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
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- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
Example sentences
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她 不费吹灰之力 不費吹灰之力 就 把 问题 問題 解决 解決 了 。
She solved the problem with ease.
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